Births on April 21

Les Lancaster

Born on April 21, 1962

Les Lancaster, American baseball player and coach

Lester Wayne (Les) Lancaster (born April 21, 1962) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1987–1993 and later managed in the minor leagues.

Along with fellow reliever Mitch Williams, Lancaster helped lead the Chicago Cubs to a surprise 1989 National League East division title.

Lancaster played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Dallas Baptist University.

In 703.2 innings of work, Lancaster was 41-28, a winning percentage of .594 with an ERA of 4.05. He was a good fielding pitcher, committing only one error in 139 total chances for a .993 fielding percentage.

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Events on 1962

5 Feb

Charles de Gaulle
French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
5 Aug

Nelson Mandela
Apartheid in South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
15 Sep

Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.
18 Sep

Jamaica
Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
6 Nov

Apartheid
The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.

Births on April 21

Les Lancaster

Born on April 21, 1962

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Events on 1962

Charles de Gaulle

Nelson Mandela

Cuban Missile Crisis

Jamaica

Apartheid